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Počet príspevkov : 115 Registration date : 28.11.2013
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| This study was con ducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving hu man subjectspatients were approved by the Niigata Uni versity Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Human Research Committee. Written informed オーダー Amuvatinib consent was obtained from all patients for publication of individ ual clinical details. Neuropsychiatric test When a patient received an abnormal value for the re vised version of the Hasegawa dementia scale, he she was excluded from this study. MHE was evaluated using a computer aided quantitative NP test, which consisted of the eight following categorical testsnumber connection tests A and B, a figure position test, a digit symbol test, a block design test, and reaction time tests A, B and C.<br><br> Because the test results were affected by age, abnormality in each category was originally defined as values beyond the 90th percentile for an age matched value over a 5 year interval, which was obtained from 542 healthy Japanese volunteers from 40 to 69 years old. Unfortunately, there were many patients who were 70 years old or older. To make an assessment AT-406 supplier for a patient over 69 years old, a linear regression curve was deduced that excluded reaction time tests, which were fit by second order polynomial non linear regression. Each re gression analysis showed a significant correlation giving r squares of 0. 95, 0. 93, 0. 77, 0. 99, 0. 91, 0. 94, 0. 93 and 0. 82, respectively. Thus, in this study, value for each test was decided to be abnormal when it exceeded the 90th percentile, which was calculated from the regression curve for the same age.<br><br> Because many elderly patients do not react properly to the test due to a lack of ex perience using a computer, MHE was not diagnosed if the abnormal value appeared in one category but nor mal during the second evaluation. Instead, MHE was diagnosed when an abnormal value was reproducibly recorded even in one category or when abnormal values were オーダー AG-490 obtained at least once in multiple categories. Measurements of non protein respiratory quotient and estimations of energy metabolism Energy metabolism was analyzed using an indirect calor imeter, AERO MONITOR AE300S, on day 1 and day 4 after overnight bed rest and fasting. Every five seconds, oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production were measured until steady state values were obtained over two consecutive minutes.<br><br> A steady state was defined by a variation between 5% and 10% in the average value for oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production over 3 minutes. npRQ was calculated as an average of the following ratioVCO2VO2. Urine urea ni trogen was measured by urease indophenol method in urine that was collected throughout the day without any intravenous infusion. Resting energy expend iture was calculated according to the following formula 1. 44 4. 646 TUN 0. 239. TUN was cal culated in the urine, which was collected over 24 hours, as UUN 4 if UUN exceeded 15 gday. otherwise, TUN was calculated as UUN 1. 17 0. 7. Basal energy expenditure was estimated using a Harris Benedict equation, in which BEE was 66. 5 for males and was 655. 1 for females. | |
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